The party leadership is totally stuck on STUPID.

Had they embraced the Tea Party instead of shunning them. We would be picking up a dozen or more seats and would definitely take the Senate. We would be wining the Presidency by at least five points. We would outperform the polls just like in 2010.

But no we run the most liberal man in the Republican Party. A man that ran on the platform “That Republican Registration is just a technicality”. I will be more liberal than my opponent why I am running to do more for Planned Parenthood, LGBT, Abortion Rights. This platform in the only race he won. But he did run on it and lose before.

Pure stupidity.

Steveangell on November 5, 2012 at 3:54 PM

Yup. The GOPe will try to betray us. I can only wish the majority of the House will grow a pair and replace Boehner/Cantor. West for one would suit me fine and heck, put Michelle Bachmann in the leadership mix.

Check this out.

It is Rasmussen’s party affiliation tracker. They just updated it for October. Compare October of this year to October of 2008. Personally I expected the gap to close, not widen. Romney will outperform Reagan in the popular vote from 1980.

NotCoach on November 5, 2012 at 11:50 AM

That’s one poll I can believe in. Since 2010, GOP has trended higher than the donks. It’s why we’ve won the majority of competitions since then to include the majority of Wisconsin races by comfortable margins, even when the pollsters told us it would be a loss or to close to tell.

Had they embraced the Tea Party instead of shunning them. We would be picking up a dozen or more seats and would definitely take the Senate. We would be wining the Presidency by at least five points. We would outperform the polls just like in 2010.

But no we run the most liberal man in the Republican Party. A man that ran on the platform “That Republican Registration is just a technicality”. I will be more liberal than my opponent why I am running to do more for Planned Parenthood, LGBT, Abortion Rights. This platform in the only race he won. But he did run on it and lose before.

Pure stupidity.

We get Maryland ads on our VA radio station and it is a laugh to hear Steny Hoyer’s deputy Chris Van Hollen’s ad. Folksy guitar music, soft-voice speaker, talking about how reasonable and friendly and bipartisan Rep. Van Hollen is.

Yeah.

But consider, ensconced in his blue state, he feels that is the tone to take. It still isn’t humility so it would never satisfy me.

Hoyer himself seems to be taking the lay low and let it blow over approach, which saves his ad budget. Worked in ’10, too.

Worthwhile reading for the day before the presidential election 2012:

Romney for President
The Obama record is unimpressive.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/332484/mitt-romney-president-editors

If the electorate in 2012 was going to resemble the 2008 model, you’d see incumbents like Bob Casey and Claire McCaskill rushing to embrace an incumbent President at the top of their ticket.

My only quibble with this post is that the two examples are Senators, not members of the House.

Of course, I happen to be fixated on the Senate and the need to make Harry Ried irrelevant.

“one of the most unpopular House majorities in modern history”

They still don’t get it. The 2010 House was elected for the very purpose of stopping O and the Dem Senate. They were our only defense. The left doesn’t seem to wonder why the country would rush to re-elect “the most unpopular House” again. Does.not.compute.

It will be entertaining to see what Pelosi has to say tomorrow night, to see what kind of verbal gymnastic flips she comes up with to explain the massive re-election of a GOP House really means they are hugely unpopular. And extremist, can’t forget extremist.

I wonder if Dem voters notice O has to bring celebrities to his rallies to attract an audience, and because Dems running for re-election don’t want to appear with him. Romney/Ryan are bringing in tens of thousands to see them, and their rallies are a who’s who of Republicans.

Go Romney Go Ryan!

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/robert-spencer/nancy-pelosis-secret-cair-fundraiser/

Maybe Alan West.

DanMan on November 5, 2012 at 11:31 AM

That would be one way to thin the Dem ranks. More than a few would have veins popping at the mere suggestion! Not that I would mind that- my Congresscritter is old and called West disloyal to his race for being a Republican.

If this holds than here’s something to look forward to: Nancy Pelosi retiring. After 2 election losses and failure to hold or retake the House most party leaders resign not just their leadership post but also their seat. I hope Pelosi follows that “tradition” because I’d definitely like to see less of her.

JohnAGJ on November 5, 2012 at 11:22 AM

I see that gnarled, liver-spotted arthritic old hand of hers reaching for the Speaker’s gavel, and always falling a little short. “I’ll get you soon my pretty gavel”!

It is Rasmussen’s party affiliation tracker. They just updated it for October. Compare October of this year to October of 2008. Personally I expected the gap to close, not widen. Romney will outperform Reagan in the popular vote from 1980.

WTF?

Pay – Per – View worthy. I’d pay $100 to see that.

VegasRick on November 5, 2012 at 10:56 AM

Guys? I think I found a way to reduce the national debt…

Browncoatone on November 5, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Hey, all we need to do is charge $51,000 per ticket, and get every man, woman, and child in America to pay, and the debt will be gone, baby, gone!

She looks like she is riding her enormous gavel.

I think I can now complete my fantasy lineup:

Romney-Ryan: 2013-2020
Ryan-Rubio: 2021-2028
Rubio-Gowdy: 2029-2036
Gowdy-West: 2037-2044

That takes me to age 84. After that, it’s the pain pill for me!

Rixon on November 5, 2012 at 11:05 AM

My own personal change to that:

Romney-Ryan: 2013-2020
Ryan-West: 2021-2028
West-Palin: 2029-2036
Palin-Jindal: 2037-2044

Palin will be 65 in 2029, and she will age much better than Shrillary ever has. She could take us almost all the way up to the middle of the century without scaring crows or destroying the country.